Help ensure holiday meals go smoothly with preventative maintenance for your vital kitchen appliances.
With the holidays fast approaching, you may have plans to host one of the big holiday meals at your home. Make sure your kitchen is ready for the job by taking steps now to guard against these top 3 holiday hosting disasters.
Oven Won’t Heat
The suspense of waiting for that little temperature sensor on the holiday turkey to pop up and signal the meat is done is trying enough without also having to deal with the uncertainties of a malfunctioning oven. One potential disaster would be if the oven failed to turn on at all, which would be only slightly worse than an oven that burned your meat to a crisp due to a malfunctioning thermostat.
One important tip for helping to prevent this holiday hosting disaster is to always wait until after the holidays to use the self-cleaning feature on your oven. In rare case, a self-cleaning can result in blowing a fuse or damaging the thermostat so it’s better to simply avoid this risk entirely.
Sink Won’t Drain
When cooking a holiday meal, you may be feeding double, triple, or even quadruple the number of mouths you’re used to. This means your garbage disposal is going to get exposed to way more food waste than it’s used to too. If you’re not careful about how you use your disposal, you risk a clog putting your kitchen sink out of commission during one of the busiest times of the year for appliance repair companies.
Fortunately, you can greatly reduce the risk of this potential disaster by following a few simple tips. First of all, remember never to put fat or grease down the garbage disposal. Instead, save a tin can (say from your cranberry sauce) and use it to collect the drippings from the turkey or other meat. Also, remember that really stringy or fibrous foods can get tangled in the blades of the disposal, while many starchy foods can swell up and clog it. Finally, remember to always run water before, during, and after running waste through the disposal.
Fridge Won’t Cool
A warm fridge could put all your guests’ health at risk if meat becomes contaminated or dairy products go sour. And if the fridge conks out after the meal, you risk losing all your delicious leftovers.
One tip for helping to make sure your fridge is ready for the holidays is to clean your condenser coils. You may need to remove the access panel to do this. Make sure the coils are free of dust, lint, and pet hair, and also ensure there is adequate air flow to the coils to facilitate reliable cooling.
Scheduling a maintenance visit from American Appliance Repair in advance of the holidays is also an excellent way to guard against potential disasters. We can help you with maintenance tasks and also provide a thorough inspection to help catch and correct any small issues before they have a chance to threaten the success of your holiday event.
